The Shippensburg University indoor track team dominated in several events, including the 800 meters, long jump and shot put at the Bucknell Tune-Up on Friday night.
Sophomore Sarah Hunt demolished one of the Raiders’ most storied field records at the event by almost four inches, recording a long jump of 19 feet, 6 ¾ inches that is good for a 9-inch personal best.
In shot put senior Liz Ross beat her personal record at shot put by more than a foot with a throw of 46 feet, 2 inches. With the effort she moved up 11 spots on the NCAA Division II performance list and now sits at 17th in the country.
The men’s team posted a huge night in the 800 meters. Senior Dan Dreeman achieved a NCAA-qualifying time of 1:55.11, good for second place.
Shippensburg now boasts seven runners in the top eight in PSAC play for the 800 meters, after five runners surpassed the conference standard. These runners include sophomore Matt Sankey (1:57.03), junior Braden Bruning (1:57.45), junior Bernard England (1:57.94) and senior Matt Bee (1:59.77).
Freshman Alex Balla had a huge night in the 3K, beating his previous PR by more than 12 seconds with a time of 8:45.27.
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